Biden to have ice cream named after him

Washington May 19 (IANS) Cornell University will honour former US Vice President Joe Biden and his well-known love for ice cream by naming a new flavour in his honour the media reported.

Biden will be the convocation speaker for Cornell later this month The Hill magazine reported on Thursday.

Cornell Dairy the university s on-site dairy brand and the Cornell Convocation Committee are collaborating to come up with a Biden-inspired flavour ahead of the graduation ceremonies.

Countless photographs and speeches document his love for the tasty frozen treat.

My name Joe Biden and I love ice cream the former Vice President said at the start of a speech in 2016 about the economy. He made the speech while visiting the headquarters for Jeni s Splendid Ice Cream in Columbus Ohio.

You all think I m kidding I m not I eat more ice cream than three other people you d like to be with all at once Biden said.

Students voted on a final flavour name last week which will be sent to Biden representatives for approval the magazine reported.

Out of the 150 submitted names five top keepers included: Bits n Biden; Biden s Chocolate Bites; Big Red White and Biden; Uncle Joe s Chocolate Chip; and Not Your Average Joe s Chocolate Chip.

However the final name is yet to be revealed.

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